Vols Head to Austin for NCAA Competition

March 25, 2003

25th Anniversary of Tennessee's 1978 Championship Title

The Tennessee swimming and diving team will travel to the the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas this week as a top contender for top individual and team honors. The Volunteers are sending 13 swimmers and one diver to compete with the nation's best. NCAA Roster

Renato Gueraldi, Andrew Bree and Phillip Jones have set their sights on NCAA crowns after solid conference performances. The Vols will also dispatch a powerful relay contingent after a strong showing at the conference championships.

Seven Vols competing at the 2003 NCAA Championships have earned All-America honors in previous trips to the NCAAs and seven more will be making their first trip to the National Championships.

Trembley's NCAA Success
While Tennessee head coach John Trembley has enjoyed tremendous success as a coach, it is worth noting the former Tennessee swimmer's amazing record at the NCAA Championships. Trembley won five individual NCAA Championships and also participated on four relay champions as a competitor. Trembley won the maximum number of 20 All-America awards during his career. The crowning achievement of his time at UT came at the 1973 NCAA Championships when Trembley won all five races he entered. The New York native won the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly in addition to serving on the winning 400 free and 400 medley relays.

NCAA Championship Records
A pair of Volunteers still hold NCAA Meet records. Jeremy Linn set the 100 breaststroke standard in 1997 with a time of 52.32. Linn also holds the American Record in that event with a time of 51.86 set at the 1997 SEC Meet. Melvin Stewart's 200 butterfly time of 1:41.78 is the fastest in NCAA Meet history and is also the American Record in that event.

All-Americas

UT at NCAA Championships
Tennessee has enjoyed great success at the NCAA Championships since the program's rebirth in 1968. The Vols won the national championship in 1978 and finished as the runner-up in 1973 and 1976 under former coach Ray Bussard. Bussard's teams finished among the top ten at the NCAAs every year in the 1970s. Current skipper John Trembley returned Tennessee to the top ten in his first season at the helm in 1989. The Vols have finished among the top ten in 12 of Trembley's 14 seasons, including five top-five finishes and a high of third in 2001

Tennessee has also claimed a its share of individual and relay titles. Volunteers have won 32 individual titles since 1970. The Vols have also won eight relay titles. Most recently, current Vol senior Michael Gilliam won the 100 back national championship in 2001. The last relay win for the Vols came in 1996 when the quartet of Craig Gilliam, Jeremy Linn, Jim Rumbaugh and Ricky Busquets won the 200 and 400 medley relays.

2002 NCAA Results

2003 NCAA Roster
Name	Events	Yr.	Hgt.	Wgt.	Hometown
Andrew Bree	200 breast, 200 IM, 200 free	Jr.	6-5	196	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mike Burton	200 free relay	Sr.	6-2	194	McMinnville, Ore.
Casey Dauw	200 free, 500 free, 400 I.M., 800 free relay	Fr.	6-0	160	St. Charles, Ill.
George duRand	200 back, 500 free, 1650 free, 800 free relay	So.	6-3	176	BloemFontein, South Africa
Bryan Goldberg	200 free, 800 free relay	Fr.	6-2	165	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Jamie Graves	200 fly	Jr.	5-9	165	Wheaton, Ill.
Renato Gueraldi	50 Free, 100 free, 200, 400 free relay, 200, 400 medley relay	Jr.	6-0	184	Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Phillip Jones	1-meter, 3-meter	So.	5-9	165	Fishers, Ind.
Paulo Machado	100 back, 200 back, 400 medley relay	Sr.	6-2	175	Racife, Brazil
Evan Nylander	500 free, 1650 free, 800 free relay	Jr.	6-5	185	Tucker, Ga.
Raymond Rosal	200 free relay	Jr.	6-4	190	Clearwater, Fla.
Michael Russo	200 breast, 400 medley relay	Fr.	6-3	175	Norcross, Ga.
Greg Simpson	400, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay	Sr.	6-5	190	Collierville, Tenn.
Jason Thomas	800 free relay	Fr.	5-11	155	Bangor, Maine

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Players Mentioned

Casey Dauw

Bryan Goldberg

Michael Russo

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